Yankton

Population: 15,501
Median household income: $69,071
Median home value: $202,300

Yankton is a community in Yankton County, South Dakota, home to 15,501 residents. At $69,071, its median household income sits below Yankton County's $73,855.

Between 2019 and 2023, Yankton's population grew 6.4% from 14,573 to 15,501, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $148,700 to $202,300.

67.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,501
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $69,071
Median home value: $202,300
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 7,229
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,57315,501

Median household income

$50,582$69,071

Median home value

$148,700$202,300

Median gross rent

$616$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,573	$50,582	$148,700	$616
2020	14,619	$54,278	$155,000	$630
2021	15,332	$59,190	$166,000	$662
2022	15,421	$60,180	$191,400	$754
2023	15,501	$69,071	$202,300	$780

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	803	5.2%
5 to 17	2,289	14.8%
18 to 24	1,679	10.8%
25 to 34	1,647	10.6%
35 to 44	1,988	12.8%
45 to 54	1,778	11.5%
55 to 64	1,921	12.4%
65 to 74	1,791	11.6%
75 and over	1,605	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,222	85.3%
Black or African American	331	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	380	2.5%
Asian	54	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	578	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	936	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	714	6.7%
High school graduate	3,518	32.8%
Some college or associate's	3,262	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,098	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,138	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,120	81.8%
Carpooled	516	6.9%
Public transit	129	1.7%
Walked	343	4.6%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	337	4.5%
Other means	22	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,476	76.6%
15 to 29 min	1,081	15.1%
30 to 44 min	323	4.5%
45 to 59 min	92	1.3%
60+ min	174	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 10.9% (1,576 of 14,443)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,392	49.8%
Nonfamily households	3,419	50.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,811	94.2%
Vacant	418	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,538	66.6%
Renter-occupied	2,273	33.4%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units10.5%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,844	67.0%
1-unit, attached	459	6.3%
2 to 4 units	443	6.1%
5 to 19 units	650	9.0%
20 or more units	762	10.5%
Mobile home & other	71	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4673060
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.74 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 42.8898, -97.3927